rajdude
Active Member
Hello everyone!
I am embarking on a new project. It is going to be a pretty nice (and complicated) electronic controller for my RO water filter setup. Currently I have a manually controlled setup which has a few electric solenoids.
Here are my goals:
(some of these goals may not be technically feasible, so take this as a pie-in-the-sky)
Why these goals?
Well, I got tired of manually monitoring my RO water setup. I have a rather complicated setup. Also my house's hard water fouls up my RO membranes. I have a thread about that issue here:
www.reef2reef.com
Web based monitoring and control and touchscreen
I want something intelligent, something which I can look at a phone/website and tell what the system is doing.
Auto flush
I already have that
Flow monitoring and flow totalizers and Softened water measuring and monitoring
This is because I have multiple requirements:
I want to monitor how much water has gone through the filters. Will help me with determining when to change chloramine carbon blocks.
I want to monitor RO water premeate and drain flow volume.
Also I do not think I can monitor the GH of my water softening stage electronically. So I may have to resort to monitoring how much water (volume) has gone through the softening stage to determine when its resin needs to be regenerated.
Ability to mix RO and filtered tap water
I want to be able to mix RO and filtered tap water 1:1 automatically. I have a freshwater Discus high-tech planted tank. It really does not need RO water. I think I could mix RO and filtered water and that will be fine also. I plan to use an ultrasonic distance sensor to sense water levels in my tanks
Drinking water re-mineralization monitoring
This is easy, put a TDS monitor in the output to see when the drinking water calcite cartridge needs to be changed.
Incoming water temperature monitoring
I may want to add a water heater for incoming water for winter time operation (over kill!) or pull water from the hot water tank (too hot), or mix hot and cold via a temperature regulator, like a shower valve (too much cost)
Items needed:
(some I need to buy| some I already have procured| some are in use)
Plan in a nutshell:
I want to put together a Raspberry Pi based controller. Some people have already made something like what I want. So I will follow these as a blueprint:
This one is good start, but seems to have become "abandon ware" at this time:
This one is very detailed information. The OP seems to be active and responding.
That is all for now! I will post updates as I build this stuff. Will add stuff slowly.
Wish me luck
I am embarking on a new project. It is going to be a pretty nice (and complicated) electronic controller for my RO water filter setup. Currently I have a manually controlled setup which has a few electric solenoids.
Here are my goals:
(some of these goals may not be technically feasible, so take this as a pie-in-the-sky)
- Web based monitoring and control
- Local touchscreen
- Automatic flushing
- Flow monitoring and flow totalizers
- TDS measuring and monitoring
- Softened water measuring and monitoring
- Water tanks level control (I have two tanks: fish water & drinking water)
- Ability to mix RO and filtered tap water
- Drinking water re-mineralization TDS monitoring
- Incoming water temperature monitoring
- Alerting mechanism in case something is not within parameters
Why these goals?
Well, I got tired of manually monitoring my RO water setup. I have a rather complicated setup. Also my house's hard water fouls up my RO membranes. I have a thread about that issue here:
Cryptic problem: RO membranes clog up. Please help
Hello everyone, I have a very interesting problem related to my RO filter. It has been going on for almost a year. Lots of troubleshooting has already gone into it last year. Talked to multiple vendors, tried different proposed solutions. But the problem keeps coming back. Problem: Any new...
www.reef2reef.com
Web based monitoring and control and touchscreen
I want something intelligent, something which I can look at a phone/website and tell what the system is doing.
Auto flush
I already have that
Flow monitoring and flow totalizers and Softened water measuring and monitoring
This is because I have multiple requirements:
I want to monitor how much water has gone through the filters. Will help me with determining when to change chloramine carbon blocks.
I want to monitor RO water premeate and drain flow volume.
Also I do not think I can monitor the GH of my water softening stage electronically. So I may have to resort to monitoring how much water (volume) has gone through the softening stage to determine when its resin needs to be regenerated.
Ability to mix RO and filtered tap water
I want to be able to mix RO and filtered tap water 1:1 automatically. I have a freshwater Discus high-tech planted tank. It really does not need RO water. I think I could mix RO and filtered water and that will be fine also. I plan to use an ultrasonic distance sensor to sense water levels in my tanks
Drinking water re-mineralization monitoring
This is easy, put a TDS monitor in the output to see when the drinking water calcite cartridge needs to be changed.
Incoming water temperature monitoring
I may want to add a water heater for incoming water for winter time operation (over kill!) or pull water from the hot water tank (too hot), or mix hot and cold via a temperature regulator, like a shower valve (too much cost)
Items needed:
(some I need to buy| some I already have procured| some are in use)
- Raspberry Pi
- Touchscreen
- Electric solenoids
- Electric ball valves
- RO plumbing parts
- Ultrasonic distance sensors
- Water flow sensors
- TDS sensors
- Temperature sensors
Plan in a nutshell:
I want to put together a Raspberry Pi based controller. Some people have already made something like what I want. So I will follow these as a blueprint:
This one is good start, but seems to have become "abandon ware" at this time:
It's Alive - RODI monitor/controller
After building my DIY aquarium monitor/controller, I thought it would be easy to use what I learned to make a smart RODI filter. It ended up being a lot harder than I expected, but as of this morning, I can finally say IT'S ALIVE. The first few drops of smart RODI water just started trickling...
www.tcmas.org
This one is very detailed information. The OP seems to be active and responding.
Reverse Osmosis Controller
Monitor and control a reverse osmosis system for your reef or house water purification. By Chad.
www.hackster.io
That is all for now! I will post updates as I build this stuff. Will add stuff slowly.
Wish me luck
